Fishing reel



Oct. 23, 1951 A. W. CLARKE 2,572,319

FISHING REEL Filed July 16, 1948 Patented Oct. 23, -1951 UNITED STATES rATeNToEFIce- Arthur William Clarke, deceased, late ofNeW Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, by Edna Mary Lavina Clarke, executrix, New Westminster, British -Columbia,jCanada' Application Julyic, 1948, serial No. 39,027

The invention relates to improvements in fishing reels. Y Y The objects of the invention are to provide a reel which can be set to give complete control of the fishing line at all times; to provide an adjustable brake tension which can be adjusted at will to conform to the pull of different fish upon said line, and to provide a single control lever to allow the drum of the device to run freely, to allow the line to pay out easily by ratchet resistance and to be drawn in against greater ratchet resistance, and to be paid out under -any desired degree of restraint under the control of a hand operated nger lever.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a end view..

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, showing the cam set to allow free rotation of the drum.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cam set to allow the line to pay out or be drawn in against the restraint of the ratchet.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the cam when -applying the brake.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

The numeral I indicates generally a circular base plate having a peripheral rim 2 from which a conventional T-shaped bracket 3 extends to serve as a means for attaching the reel to a shing rod, not shown. The base plate concentrically supports a fixed spindle 5 which is shouldered and threaded at its free end as at 5 to receive a knurled retaining nut 'I and is provided with a flat face 8 in order to non-rotatably but slidably support a D washer 9 having a conical end I0.

A winding drum I2 is formed with a hub sleeve I4 having a iiat outer flange I5 from which a cylindrical sleeve I6 extends, and from the inner end of this sleeve a conical drum ange I8 is integrally supported. A sleeve liner 2U is secured within the hub sleeve I4 and rotatably ts the spindle 5, this liner in effect forms part of the drum I2 and is provided with an integral flange 2I to which a ratchet wheel 23 is secured. A pair of handle cranks 25 are secured to the at flange I5 of the drum I2 to turn it about its spindle 5. The outer end of the bore of the hub sleeve I4 is tapered to form a seat 26 for the conical end I0 of the D-washer 9 and a compression spring 28 is provided between the nut 'I and the Dewasher 9 to maintain an adjustable resistance to rotational movement of the winding drumv I2 about the spindle 5.

Mounted inthe base ofthe basel and upona pin 30 is a rocker 3I having a control lever 32. On one side of the rocker 3| is a brake release cam 33 and on the opposite side is a ratchet release cam 34 and a ratchet engaging latch 35. The several cams are engaged selectively by arcuate arms 3l and 38 which are pivotally mounted from the base I by pins respectively indicated. by the numerals 39 and 4i). The arms are interconnected by a C-spring 4I which tends to draw them together and into contact with the several cams 33, 34 and the latch 35. The arm 3l is provided with a brake shoe 42 which is adapted to bear upon the periphery of the flange 2I and to progressively increase its pressure thereon as the control lever 32 is moved' upwardly as shown in Figure 6. The arm 38 is offset intermediate its length and supports in the offset portion 44 a triangular rocker 46 having a ratchet tooth 4l at its apex. The ratchet tooth 41 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 48, which pin is to one side of a line extending from the centre of the base and the apex of the triangular rocker. The base of the rocker is slightly rounded as at 50 anda leaf spring 5I is provided to bear upon said base to resiliently align the tooth 4l to one side of the spindle 5 in order that the fishing line will pay out against ratchet resistance more easily than when said line is being wound inwardly. The free ends ofthe -arms 3l and 38 are bevelled outwardly as at 53 and 54 respectively to slidably engage their res'pective cams 33 and 34 and the latch 35 and a pointed projection 56 is provided at the inner end of the bevel 54 which is adapted to drop over the latch 35 to hold the ratchet tooth 41 out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 23 when it is desired to permit the winding drum I2 to rotate freely.

In use, to -allow the line to pay out under light ratchet resistance, the control lever is set in the position as shown in Figure 5 with the pointed projection 55 below the latch 35, if the tension should be increased, appropriate tightening of the knurled nut will add frictional resistance to the drum through the D-washer 9. When it becomes necessary to release the ratchet, the control lever 32 is raised to the position shown in Figure 4, where it becomes latched against return movement.

To apply the brake, the control lever is raised still further as shown in Figure 6, when the outand a ratchet wheel secured to said drum, a pair.k

of arcuate arms pivotally mounted on the base to embrace said disc and ratchet wheel, a spring connecting the free end of the arms to urge said arms towards each athena manually operated rocker interposed between the free ends of the arms to move said -arms selectively away from each other, one of said arms having a brake shoe engageable with the brake disc and the secondY of said arms having a ratchet tooth adapted tg engage the ratchet wheeh4 said manually operated reeker having cam faces on opposite sides of its pvotand a latch. on. one Side o'f said pivot,*one of said cam faces being, adaptedy tov engage the brake shoe carrying arm to retract said brake,

4 the latch being adapted to engage the ratchet tooth carrying arm to remove said ratchet tooth Vfrom the ratchet wheel and said second cam being adapted to progressively urge the ratchet tooth carrying arm away from the ratchet Wheel and to permit the brake shoe carrying arm to be drawn towards the brake disc.

EDNA MARY LAVINA CLARKE, Esecutrix of the Estate of Arthur William Clarke,

Deceased.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the lle of this. patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date $369,234:-` Wollensak Sept. 6. 1910 969,235 Wollensak- Sept. 6, 1910 EOREIGN. PATENTS Number Country Date 288,101 Great Britain Apr. 5, 1928 

